Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0040’

ABSTRACT

A new  Lantana  plant named ‘LANZ0040’ having medium size yellow flowers, excellent flower production, vigorous plant growth and uniform dense semi-spreading habit with medium sized dark green foliage and very little seed set.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Lantana camaraL.

Varietal denomination: ‘LANZ0040’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Lantana, botanically known asLantana camara L., and hereinafter referred to by the variety name‘LANZ0040’.

‘LANZ0040’ is a product of a planned breeding program in Gilroy, Calif.The new cultivar ‘LANZ0040’ has medium size yellow flowers, excellentflower production, vigorous plant growth and uniform densesemi-spreading habit with medium sized dark green foliage.

The new Lantana cultivar, ‘LANZ0040’, is the result of cross-pollinationmade in August 2016 in Gilroy, Calif. The female parent of the newcultivar is the proprietary Lantana camara breeding selection ‘H0030-1’,not patented, characterized by its orange inflorescences, mediumgreen-colored foliage and vigorous spreading growth habit. The maleparent of the new cultivar is ‘LANZ0032’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 32,225,characterized by its yellow flowers, compact mounding growth habit andmedium green foliage.

The seed was sown in December 2016 in a controlled greenhouseenvironment in Gilroy, Calif., and ‘LANZ0040’ was selected as oneflowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in April 2017.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘LANZ0040’ was accomplishedwhen vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection inJuly 2017 in Gilroy, Calif.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in July, 2017, in Gilroy, Calif., and continuing thereafter,has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as hereindisclosed for ‘LANZ0040’ are firmly fixed and are retained throughsuccessive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘LANZ0040’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not yet been applied for.‘LANZ0040’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effectivefiling date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that mayhave been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date ofthis application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘LANZ0040’directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of thesecharacteristics distinguishes this Lantana as a new and distinctvariety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawings, taken in September 2020, showtypical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘LANZ0040’ with colorsbeing as true as possible with an illustration of this type. Thephotographic drawings show in FIG. 1 a close view of an inflorescence,and in FIG. 2 a whole flowering plant.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Gilroy, Calif. inApril 2021. The plants were approximately 4 months old and were growingin 14 inch pots, three plants per pot, in a greenhouse.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘LANZ0040’ AND A MOSTSIMILAR VARIETY ‘Chapel Hill Gold’, U.S. Plant ‘LANZ0040’ Pat. No.21,539 Branching: Heavily Moderate Umbel size: Medium Smaller Plantsize: Smaller and semi-upright Larger and spreading Foliage size LargerSmaller

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Semi-woody, grown as an annual or            perennial; moderately vigorous. habit; very well branched,            semi-upright.        -   Plant height.—16 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—18 cm.        -   Plant width.—37 cm.-   Foliage:    -   -   Type.—Opposite.        -   Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—Closest to RHS137A.        -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137C.        -   Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 139A.        -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137B.        -   Length.—5.4-7.5 cm.        -   Width.—3.0-5.3 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Base shape.—Rounded to obtuse.        -   Apex shape.—Acute.        -   Margin.—Serrate.        -   Texture, upper.—Hairy.        -   Texture, lower surface.—Hairy.        -   Pattern of veining.—Pinnate.        -   Petioles color.—RHS 138B.        -   Petioles length.—1.7-2.9 cm.        -   Diameter of petiole.—0.2 cm.        -   Texture (upper and lower surface).—Very short hairs.-   Stem:    -   -   Color of stem.—RHS 146B.        -   Length of stem.—8.0-12.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2-0.3 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—1.0-3.5 cm.        -   Texture.—Some hairs.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Umbel like, flattened semi-sphere the florets are            sessile on an ovate receptacle.        -   Blooming habit.—Flowers continuously from spring through            fall.        -   Number of open flowers per inflorescence.—About 33-35.        -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—About 32.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 3 weeks            (depending on temperatures).        -   Fragrance.—Slightly spicy.        -   Umbel horizontal diameter.—3.8-4.2 cm.        -   Umbel vertical height.—2.3 cm.        -   Peduncle color.—RHS 146C.        -   Length of peduncle.—2.8-3.8 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.15 cm.        -   Texture.—Some hairs.-   Flower:    -   -   Floret form.—Corolla salver-shaped to shallow cup-shaped,            with a relatively long tube at the base; each flower            subtended by a single bract.        -   12 Length of floret.—1.8 cm.        -   Width of floret.—1.1 cm.        -   Depth of floret.—0.3 cm.        -   Young floret, color upper surface.—RHS 12A.        -   Young floret, color lower surface.—RHS 11A.        -   Mid age floret, color upper surface.—RHS 9A.        -   Mid age floret, color lower surface.—RHS 11A.        -   Mature florets, color upper surface.—RHS 8A.        -   Mature floret, color lower surface.—RHS 11A.        -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.        -   Degree of lobation.—Moderate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Base.—Fused.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Smooth.        -   Lower surface.—Smooth.        -   Tube, color outer surface.—Closest to RHS 12C.        -   Tube, color inner surface.—Closest to RHS 12C.        -   Tube, length.—1.2 cm.        -   Tube, diameter (at opening).—0.1 cm.        -   Tube, texture outer surface.—Smooth.        -   Inner surface.—Very small hairs.-   Bud (just before opening):    -   -   Color.—RHS 8C.        -   Length.—1.3 cm.        -   Width.—0.45 cm at the apex.        -   Shape.—Tubular with a flared apex.-   Bract:    -   -   Color.—Closest to RHS 138B.        -   Length.—0.7-0.8 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.15-0.25 cm.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Small hairs.        -   Lower surface.—Small hairs.-   Calyx:    -   -   Number of sepals.—5, fused sepals forming a short tube            around the base of the floret.        -   Color of sepals.—RHS 145B.        -   Length of sepals.—0.15 cm.        -   Width of sepals.—0.15 cm.        -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.        -   Apex margins.—Entire.        -   Texture, outer surface.—Small hairs.        -   Inner surface.—Smooth.-   Reproductive organs:-   Gynoecium:    -   -   Pistil quantity.—One.        -   Length.—0.45 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 150D.        -   Style length.—0.3 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 144D.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 144B.        -   Ovary length.—0.1 cm.        -   Ovary diameter.—0.1 cm.-   Androecium:    -   -   Stamen quantity.—4.        -   Color of filaments.—RHS 162B.        -   Length filaments.—0.05 cm.        -   Anther color.—RHS 4C.        -   Length of anthers.—0.1 cm.        -   Color of pollen.—RHS 4D.        -   Pollen amount.—Scant.        -   Fertility/seed set.—Poor.        -   Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Lantana plant named‘LANZ0040’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.